# Coreweave Cost Tuning

> 'Optimize CoreWeave GPU cloud costs with right-sizing and scheduling. Use when reducing GPU spend, selecting cost-effective instances, or implementing scale-to-zero for dev workloads. Trigger with phrases like "coreweave cost", "coreweave pricing", "reduce coreweave spend", "coreweave budget". '

- Skill: `thedixitjain/coreweave-cost-tuning` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds add thedixitjain/coreweave-cost-tuning`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/thedixitjain/coreweave-cost-tuning/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: DevOps & Infra
- Author: thedixitjain (https://skillmd.com/u/thedixitjain)
- Updated: 2026-09-08
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/thedixitjain/coreweave-cost-tuning

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# CoreWeave Cost Tuning

> **Community-contributed.** Not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by CoreWeave, Inc. CoreWeave is a registered trademark of CoreWeave, Inc.

## GPU Pricing Reference (approximate)

| GPU | Per GPU/hour | Best For |
|-----|-------------|----------|
| A100 40GB PCIe | ~$1.50 | Development, smaller models |
| A100 80GB PCIe | ~$2.21 | Production inference |
| H100 80GB PCIe | ~$4.76 | High-throughput inference |
| H100 SXM5 (8x) | ~$6.15/GPU | Training, multi-GPU |
| L40 | ~$1.10 | Image generation, light inference |

## Cost Optimization Strategies

### Scale-to-Zero for Dev/Staging

```yaml
autoscaling.knative.dev/minScale: "0"
autoscaling.knative.dev/scaleDownDelay: "5m"
```

### Right-Size GPU Selection

```python
def recommend_gpu(model_size_b: float, inference_only: bool = True) -> str:
    if model_size_b <= 7:
        return "L40" if inference_only else "A100_PCIE_80GB"
    elif model_size_b <= 13:
        return "A100_PCIE_80GB"
    elif model_size_b <= 70:
        return "A100_PCIE_80GB (4x tensor parallel)"
    else:
        return "H100_SXM5 (8x tensor parallel)"
```

### Quantization to Use Smaller GPUs

Use AWQ or GPTQ quantization to fit larger models on smaller GPUs:

```bash
# 70B model at 4-bit fits on single A100-80GB instead of 4x
vllm serve meta-llama/Llama-3.1-70B-Instruct-AWQ --quantization awq
```

## Resources

- [CoreWeave Pricing](https://www.coreweave.com/pricing)
- [CoreWeave GPU Instances](https://docs.coreweave.com/docs/platform/instances/gpu-instances)

## Next Steps

For architecture patterns, see `coreweave-reference-architecture`.

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**Source:** [`jeremylongshore/claude-code-plugins-plus-skills`](https://github.com/jeremylongshore/claude-code-plugins-plus-skills) → `plugins/saas-packs/coreweave-pack/skills/coreweave-cost-tuning/SKILL.md`